background : lifestyle is recognized as a key factor as the cause and management of the metabolic syndrome. the aim of this study was to identify individuals at increased cardiovascular diseases risk and determine main features of lifestyle of participants with metabolic syndrome via internet. methods : the study was conducted from jun 22 to august 22, 2012 in tehran, iran. recruitment was carr...

In this paper we discuss the alignment between a business model of a value web and the information systems of the participating companies needed to implement the business model. Traditional business-IT alignment approaches focus on one single company, but in a value web we are dealing with various independent businesses. Since a value web is actually a web of services, delivered by IT systems o...

Size measures for Web costimation proposed in the literature are invariably related to implemented Web applications. Even when targeted at measuring functionality based on function point analysis, researchers only considered the final Web application, rather than requirements documentation generated using any existing Web development methods. This makes their usefulness as early effort predicto...

the aim of this study was to determine adherence and attrition rates in a lifestyle intervention for people with metabolic syndrome.adherence and attrition data from a randomized controlled trial were collected. participants were classified as adherence group if they completed assessments at 3 and 6 months follow-up and as attrition group if they did not. physical activity and quality of life w...

computer-assisted language learning (call) is reaching an up most position in the pedagogical field of english as a second or foreign language (esl/efl). the present study was carried out to study the effect of using phonetic websites on iranian efl students’ pronunciation and knowledge of phonemic symbols. participants of the study included 30 efl female pre-intermediate students studying in k...

This project studies the use of language and cultural adaptation of Web sites of forty-one Global Fortune 500 companies from the developed world and emerging markets. Companies were selected from the Big Five (France, Germany, Japan, UK, US) and BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). The study investigates the extent to which English is the language of the Web for global companies, an...

The introduction of e-business practices on the Internet is making companies reevaluate and redefine their existing intra-organizational and interorganizational relationships. The purpose of this paper is to explore in what ways Internet communication can facilitate the integration between companies within a business network. We study the implementation of a web-based communication platform in ...

This study focused on the adoption of Web-based applications in the insurance industry. An indepth investigation of relevant literature on the technology adoption process and related issues, and the data collected from auto and life insurance companies identified several factors that affect e-insurance performance (in terms of both tangible and intangible benefits). Web site availability, organ...

The meteoric rise in the number of users on the Internet has led to a proliferation of web-based companies. While many of these companies have yet to be profitable, a miniscule few have been able to grow explosively while maintaining a positive revenue flow from the onset. By examining America Online, Yahoo and Amazon.com, this paper shows first how successful companies have been able to capita...